The Benchy 1st March 2023 Even if you’re not into 3D printing you may have seen the little boat model that everyone seems to print. It is called the benchy and while it is a neat little boat, it is actually used to help calibrate a 3D printer since the design incorporates a lot of …
Arcade Racing Machine – Part 1 25th January 2023 Sim racing is a hobby of mine but I haven’t had the time or the space to get involved with it for a few years. The recent house move has me thinking I should get back into it so I’ve been working on a design for …
Printables 1000 Downloads! 24th August 2022 This week we’re proud to announce that we’ve had over 1000 downloads of our original 3D model designs on Printables.com. For those unfamiliar with Printables, it is a website that allows users to upload their original creations for others to download and 3D print for themselves. The website is …
Artificial Intelligence Art 17th August 2022 Artificial intelligence has been making the news lately, some of it good and some of it bad. For some, AI brings killer terminator robots to mind or that chess robot that broke a boys finger recently. Whatever you think about AI, it won’t be going away any time soon. …
Guide to Decorative 3D Prints 8th June 2022 Talking to people about 3D printing tells me that people aren’t always aware of the beautiful results that can be achieved through the use of a few different printing techniques. I’d like to highlight a few of them now. Filaments The use of metallic, silk and colour …
Create a 3D Printing Time-Lapse 25th May 2022 I’ve come across some really great looking 3D printing time-lapse videos on YouTube and wondered how the were made and can I reproduce similar results. My partner Jade had a digital SLR camera that wasn’t being used too often so after some begging I was granted permission …